Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 September 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:19. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:38. Yamaganda 12:14 to 13:45. Gulika Kalam 15:17 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:19.00061218Moonset 16:32Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 September 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:14 to 13:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:17 to 16:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:30 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:24, then Magha until 12:19 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:32, then Sadhya until 21:22 Mon
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:18 · Vanija until 07:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSunday 21 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 4 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:21 and 18:02.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.